BrightSpring Health Services, the parent company of long-term care pharmacy PharMerica, began trading on the Nasdaq in January using the symbol BTSG, following the pricing of its initial public offering.
Longevity-Humana launches I-SNP in Texas
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Amy Novotney
Dec 07, 2023
The managed care partnership between Longevity Health Plan and Humana has entered a new caregiving collaboration with Touchstone Communities, which offers skilled nursing, memory care and rehabilitation...
CCRCs improve productivity through digital transformation
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Amy Novotney
Apr 10, 2023
A series of digital initiatives significantly improved productivity and reduced costs at United Methodist Communities of New Jersey, which has several continuing care retirement communities. That’s according...
New Ziegler fund targets new growth, minority-owned firms
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Amy Novotney
Sep 11, 2022
Specialty investment bank Ziegler and Link•Age Ventures, a venture firm focused on investing in leading companies that provide products, services and technology to the long-term care industry, have formed...
New law requires dementia-specific training for assisted living staff
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Amy Novotney
Jun 17, 2022
Colorado lawmakers have passed legislation mandating dementia-specific training for professional caregivers in certain long-term care settings.
‘We don’t want to be abandoned again’: Providers fear federal COVID support will go away with PHE
May 24, 2022
Nursing home providers are afraid the support the industry has received during the COVID-19 pandemic will be non-existent once the public health emergency declaration comes to a close — despite a historic...
Setting the Record Straight on the White House’s Nursing Home Reform Package
Apr 28, 2022
[Partner Content] In this episode, we’ll hear from Mark Parkinson firsthand on his specific request to have Congress take additional steps to ensure the safety and protection of America’s most vulnerable....
‘Trust’ will help nursing homes weather ‘incredible storm’ of reform and pay cuts
Apr 19, 2022
Thanks to an enormous proposed Medicare pay cut from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, plus the Biden administration’s sweeping new plans for nursing home reform, operators find themselves...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Feb. 18
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Amy Novotney
Feb 18, 2022
CDC reforming COVID-19 guidance … Nearly three-quarters of the U.S. now estimated to be immune to omicron variant … Brain synapse destruction culprit behind Alzheimer’s cognitive decline … Treatment...
VA joins with human mobility firm on joint pain
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Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2022
The San Francisco VA Health Care System, along with the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, has partnered with human mobility firm Roam Robotics to study the impact of Ascend, the...